Boufarik is a town in

Blida Province Blida () is a province (''wilaya'') in Algeria. Its capital is Blida. The Chréa National Park is situated here. History The province was created from parts of Alger (department) and El Asnam department in 1974. In 1984 Tipaza Province was c ...

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

, approximately 30 km from Algiers. In 2008, its population was 57,162.populstat.info
The major neighbourhoods of the city are: K'ssar, Blatan, Ben gladash, Mimoun, Trig erange, Bariyan. The commune, which well known for the production of oranges, is the birthplace of

Orangina Orangina () is a lightly carbonated beverage made from carbonated water, 12% citrus juice (10% from concentrated Orange juice, orange, 2% from a combination of concentrated Lemon juice, lemon, concentrated mandarin orange, mandarin, and concentr ...

. The main stadium is the Boufarik Stadium (Stade du Boufarik).

Notable residents

Jean-Claude Beton Jean-Claude Beton (January 14, 1925 – December 2, 2013) was a French businessman, agricultural engineer and entrepreneur. Born in Colonial Algeria, Beton was a key figure in the rise of the French soft drink maker Orangina, being credited wit ...

, founder of

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Communes of Blida Province {{Blida-geo-stub

Notable residents

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